Taxonomy Strategist

Overview

We have many work streams at Netflix that require robust data, and data governance to help us manage operations. In this role, you will be responsible for driving the strategy, construction, adoption, and governance of taxonomies that support the growing volume of core content data through dozens of applications and multiple workflows to support the lifecycle of content at Netflix.

We are seeking a senior-level Taxonomy Strategist who has experience with and passion for bringing structure to large-scale, disparate databases and vocabularies. You will be responsible for scoping, creating, and maintaining data dictionaries, controlled vocabularies, schema governance, and data integrity/enforcement.

Collaborating with cross-functional partners, you are confident in making informed decisions. You possess the communication skills to successfully advocate for and gain acceptance of new taxonomy-related processes and governance policies. You have experience developing both product-facing and internal taxonomies for supply chains, operations, jobs, and vendors, preferably related to the entertainment industry.

As a Taxonomy Strategist, you will work closely with multiple internal teams, including but not limited to Product, Design, Engineering, Content Data Management, and Data Science teams to define, develop, maintain, and govern related taxonomies.

Reporting to the Product Metadata & Ratings Taxonomy & Governance Manager, this is an exempt role. The preferred location is Los Gatos or Los Angeles, but will consider US Remote, with some required travel to California.

• Defining new taxonomies and metadata related to the categorization, technical and creative attributes that will support the Netflix content pipeline.
• Reconciling disparate taxonomies and metadata across teams.
• Strategically evaluating the taxonomy and requests for new data for synergies with existing taxonomies wherever possible.
• Evaluation of adoption of industry taxonomies and associated mapping solutions.
• Surveying and interviewing stakeholders and observing current and developing workflows.
• Ensuring metadata is defined such that its integrity will not be compromised by cultural bias.
• Working with subject matter experts to define workflows and standards for metadata application.
• Develop taxonomies that will be foundational to our asset management and core content data roadmaps.
• Working closely with engineering partners to identify solution requirements, including tooling and intuitive UI for metadata application.
• Evangelizing the importance of the adoption of common taxonomies.
• Working with team experts to develop training materials and sessions.
• Creating and maintaining documentation to support taxonomies.
• Reviewing other taxonomies and collaborating with Taxonomy Team colleagues.
• Auditing existing taxonomies and improving their efficiency.
• Establishing, implementing and/or updating maintenance and governance tracks for created taxonomies.

• Deep experience with complex, interconnected taxonomies.
• Familiarity with job, vendor and operational taxonomies and standards.
• Experience defining and developing new taxonomy and metadata schemas.
• Experience as a team member with software development cycles and practices.
• Experience working in a high-volume content environment.
• Experience working with systems shared across internal teams and vendors.
• Experience establishing a governance system.
• Excellent communication skills: written, verbal and presentation.
• Able to work with and manage multiple stakeholders' expectations and priorities.
• Ability to set goals and work independently in a highly cross-functional, non-hierarchical workplace.
• Ability to influence across various function groups.
• Comfortable working with…